The president of the United States appears to have long ago forgotten that Americans fought the Revolutionary War not merely to secure their independence from the British monarchy but to establish ...

The seeds of the war were the growing colonial dissatisfaction over British taxation and governance. It culminated in a full-scale war for freedom and self-rule for many of the white male colonists.

Object Details Author Nevins, Allan 1890-1971 Notes First edition 1923 under title: American social history as recorded by British travellers. Contents The father of his country, southern life / John ...